Lamp-bracket for motor-cycles.



. w. E. NEWTON. V

LAMP BRACKET FOR MOTOR CYCLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUGJ, 1912.

1,056,574, Patented Mar. 18, 1913.

WITNESSES JNVENTOR Willis E Newton.

sutures PATENT onuion.

WILLIS E. NEXVTON, OF TACOMA, WASHINGTON.-

LAMF-BBACKET FOR MO'IQR-QYCLES.

Application filed August 1.

To a! Z whom it may concern Be it known that l, WILLIS E. NEWTON, acitizen of the United States, residing at Tacoma, in the county i Pierceand State of lV-asl'iington, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Lamp-Brackets for lllotor-Cyc.les, oi which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing. I

This inventionielutes to brackets and has spec al. ref rence to abracket for attaching a lamp to motor cycle and other vehicles of: likecha cter.

The pr icipai object of the invention is to provide a simple andeilicient device which may be secured to any motor cycle or other likevehicle which will securely support a lump attached thereto.

\Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists ingeneral of certain novel constructions, combinations and arrangements ofparts. as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in theaccompanying drawings and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawings like char actors of reference indicate likeparts in the several views. and Figure 1 is a top plan of the device.Fig. 2 is an elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail section on the line3--3,

in the present embodiment out the invenirovided a cylindrical body edflattened as at 1]. and this d end is provided with an openingwherethrough p a l which is inn: :1 pair oil" clips 1 1i adapted to s.ion of the frame forks or ban-- dle bars of a motorcycle. lfhese clipsare each provided'with a perforated car through which the bolt 13 passesand the bolt is in turn provided with a nut 16 to clamp the clips inadjusted position relative to the body 10. lnorder to make these viipshold tightly to the mot -vcle frame :hvrlo. or ii lie but they are i' 10provided with mars havii iitsble openings there in for the reception oi?bolt ii which is provided with a nut l9. lilhese ears are normallyspaced as indicated in Fig; biri' may be brought closer together byscrew- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1913.. 1912. Serial No. 712,685.

ing up the bolt 18 and nut 10 sothat they can securely clamp an objectheld between the clips 14.

The body 10 is provided with a threaded I recess .20 wherein is engagedthe threaded end 21 of a rod 22 which is bent, preferably at rightangles as indicated at 23. This rod is held in adjusted position in theopening by means of a lock nut 24L and the rod is furthermore providedwith a reduced end 25 adapted to be engaged by the lamp clip, the endhaving athre'aded extremity carry ing a nut 26 to prevent the lampslipping therethrough.

In using the device the clips 14: are secured to some part of the frameforks or handle bars of the machine and the rod 22 is adjusted inposition by turning the same between the cars 15 and locking it in adjusted position by means of the bolt 13 and nut 16. The end 23 may alsobe adjusted by loosening the nut 24 and revolving the rod 22 so that theend may project either horizontally, vertically, or at any angle betweenhorizontal and vertical positions.

' There has thus been provided a simple and eillicient device of thekind described and for the purpose specified.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new, is

.In a device of the kind described, a body having a threaded recess inone end and ll-QT" ing its other end flattened and provided with a boltreceiving opening, a. rod having threaded end screwed into said. recess,a loci; nut on said rod, an angularly disposed outer extremity on saidrod, a pair of clips provided with ears having openings thereinregistering with the opening in the reduced end of the body, a boltpassing through said openings, a nut on said bolt, other cars ex tendingfrom said clips, a bolt passing through the last-mentioned ears, and, anut 'on' the last ment-ioned bolt.

